Astronomy:Coronal rain

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Short description: Plasma falling to the Sun's photosphere

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Coronal rain is a phenomenon that occurs in the Sun's corona when hot plasma cools and condenses in strong magnetic fields and falls to the photosphere. It is usually associated with active regions.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Jauregui, Andres (21 February 2013). "Coronal Rain: Solar Flare Rains Fire On Sun In NASA VIDEO". huffingtonpost.com. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/21/coronal-rain-solar-flare-video_n_2733623.html. Retrieved 14 March 2014. 
  2. ↑ Grossman, Lisa. "Video: Coronal Rain Shower Caught on Sun". wired.com. https://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/06/coronal-rain-video/. Retrieved 14 March 2014. 
  3. ↑ "NASA Video Shows Stunning Coronal Rainstorm on Sun". voanews.com. http://www.voanews.com/content/stunning-coronal-rainstorm-on-sun-depicted-in-nasa-video/1608933.html. Retrieved 14 March 2014. 
  4. ↑ Shiga, David. "Sun's rain could explain why corona heat is insane". newscientist.com. https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18020-suns-rain-could-explain-why-corona-heat-is-insane.html#.UyLAHz-SyBI. Retrieved 14 March 2014. 
  5. ↑ O'NEILL, IAN. "The Sun's Coronal Rain Puzzle Solved". news.discovery.com. http://news.discovery.com/space/unlocking-the-suns-coronal-rain-mystery.htm. Retrieved 14 March 2014. 
  6. ↑ Antolin/Verwichte, P./ and E. (Erwin). "Transverse oscillations of loops with coronal rain observed by hinode/solar optical telescope". wrap.warwick.ac.uk. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/40031/. Retrieved 14 March 2014. 

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